Manchester City star Bernardo Silva has admitted he asked to get substituted during Portugal’s 2-1 defeat against Serbia last night in Lisbon.
The defeat leaves the Euro 2016 winners’ hopes of reaching the World Cup in trouble, as they now require to come through two playoff ties to reach Qatar.
Silva started the match but came off after 63 minutes to be replaced by Bruno Fernandes.
He admitted that he thought by that stage, another player would give country a better chance of winning.
“I played a little bit limited,” he said.
“I tried to give my best until the moment came when I thought that another player would be in better conditions.”
Silva apologises to fans after defeatThe star admitted he is not fully match fit, as he apologised to Portugal fans for the disappointing defeat, which came courtesy of Aleksandar Mitrovic’s 90th minute winner for the Serbs, who secured an automatic qualification berth with the goal.SCENES! 🤯Aleksandar Mitrović scored an injury-time winner as Serbia leapfrogged Portugal to seal their place at the 2022 World Cup! 🇷🇸🔥